Clint Hall and Kathy, his wife, see their honeymoon interrupted by the sudden illness of Kathy. On the way to find a doctor Clint is assaulted. Without money to buy medicines, he decides to intimidate the pharmacist to get the prescription by the doctor. When he refuses, Cint forces him but promises to give him the money the next day . Along the way he is arrested by police and sentenced to nine years of hard labor. Tired of hunger, thirst, abuse, hardship and violence, Clint makes an attempt to escape but fails, and repression from Captain Black, director of the prison, is terrible. Morally and physically exhausted, Clint is about to die when it comes the recognition of his innocence and freedom.
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Anastasio Alemán
Also in
El arte de vivir
Rafael Luis Calvo
Also in
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Thieves
José María Forqué
Margarita Alexandre
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Aimless boat
The Black Man Who Had a White Soul
PB Mercur
Richard Morse
Clint Hall
Manuel Díaz González
Also in
Robbery at 3 O'clock
The Salary of Crime
José Luis Jerez Aloza
Mabel Karr
Kathy
Known for
The Colossus of Rhodes
Alfonso Sastre
Antonio Alfonso Vidal
Sharpe
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The Executioner
Furnished Studio 2.P.
Rafael María Torrecilla
José María Forqué Director
First release January 1, 1958 · Original title Un hecho violento
Languages
Original title
Un hecho violento
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · January 1, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 11, 1959
Germany
February 8, 1962
United Kingdom
July 1, 1960 · BFI Monthly Film Bulletin
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